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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EuphorbiaEuphorbia - Wikipedia

    Euphorbia. Griseb. Euphorbia is a very large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the family Euphorbiaceae. "Euphorbia" is sometimes used in ordinary English to collectively refer to all members of Euphorbiaceae (in deference to the type genus ), not just to members of the genus.

  2. Euphorbia orphanidis certainly holds a special position among these species given its very limited distribution. Euphorbia orphanidis is glabrous and glaucous (Figure 7), which fits well to other species of E. sect. Pithyusa. In addition, ecologically, growing in open, dry, and rocky habitats, it more resembles the members of E. sect. Pithyusa.

    • Felix Faltner, Johannes Wessely, Božo Frajman
    • Front Plant Sci. 2023; 14: 1116496.
    • 10.3389/fpls.2023.1116496
    • 2023
  3. Dec 10, 2022 · Euphorbia is one of the three most species-rich genus of flowering plants with more than 2000 species found in all tropical and temperate regions (Pahlevani, 2017). Also, this genus is the biggest ...

  4. Sep 17, 2010 · The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. In the 1660s, Robert Hooke looked through a primitive microscope at a thinly cut piece of cork. He saw a series of walled boxes ...

  5. Etymology of Euphorbia: Gk. eu- = well; phorbe = pasture or fodder; probably after Euphorbus, Greek physician to Juba II, King of Mauretania. Juba was educated in Rome and married the daughter of Antony and Cleopatra. He was apparently interested in botany and had written about an African cactus-like plant from the slopes of Mount Atlas, which ...

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  7. Euphorbia, with 1,800 to 2,250 species (including the former genera Chamaesyce, Pedilanthus, and Poinsettia), is the largest genus in the family. The whole inflorescence is highly reduced (the male flower has a single stamen, and the female flower lacks any petals) and functions as if it were a single flower. Like many members of the family ...

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  8. floranorthamerica.org › EuphorbiaEuphorbia - FNA

    Jul 29, 2020 · Euphorbia is one of the two or three most species-rich angiosperm genera worldwide. Members of the genus occur in almost all habitat types, and many species prefer disturbed areas. Species in the genus are vegetatively highly diverse; growth forms include diminutive ephemerals, tuberous geophytes, taprooted perennial herbs, vines, various types ...

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